Ole Miss stops Vandy in Memorial Gym

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt made a furious comeback to erase a large second half deficit only to run out of gas as Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt, 63-52, Wednesday at Memorial Gym.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt made a furious comeback to erase a large second half deficit only to run out of gas as Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt, 63-52, Wednesday at Memorial Gym.

Vanderbilt dropped to 9-8 on the season and 1-4 in the SEC. Ole Miss improved to 13-5 overall and 4-1 in league play.

After trailing by as many as 13 points early in the second half, Vanderbilt fought back to take a 46-45 lead on a James Siakam layup with 6:10 to go. However, Ole Miss quickly stretched the lead back to 10 by scoring the game’s next 11 points, including two straight three-pointers by Marshall Henderson.